Also 6, 8 lapdanum. [med.L.; form of L. lādanum.] = LADANUM.
[c. 1400. Lanfranc’s Cirurg., V. ii. 334. Lapdanum.]
1502. Arnold’s Chron. (1811), 234. [In list of spices] Lapdanum.
1533. Elyot, Cast. Helthe (1541), 11 a. Thinges good for a colde head: Cububes: Galingale:… Labdanum.
1611. Cotgr., Labdane, Labdanum; a fat, clammie, transparent, and sweet-smelling Gumme.
1714. Fr. Bk. of Rates, 93. Lapdanum per 100 Weight 02 60.
1725. R. Chandler, Trav. Asia M. (1825), I. 307. Hills green with flowering shrubs, and in particular with labdanum.
1830. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 152. The resinous balsamic substance called Labdanum.
1835. Browning, Paracelsus, 101. Heap cassia, sandal-buds, and stripes Of labdanum.
